{"id":29206,"date":"2017-08-24T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=29206"},"modified":"2024-11-25T23:38:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:38:40","slug":"saga-imari-wind-bell-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/saga-imari-wind-bell-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Local Wind Bell Festival at the Pottery Village in Imari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saga<\/strong> prefecture in Kyushu<\/strong> is famous for its pottery<\/strong>. One of the best known is Imari-yaki<\/strong> (\u4f0a\u4e07\u91cc\u713c) in the Imari area. The Imari town and its village Okawachiyama (\u5927\u5ddd\u5185\u5c71)<\/strong><\/a> are among the essential destinations to visit if you are in the region. Every year, a festival of wind bells<\/strong> is held during the summer in the village. All the locals hang these little porcelain objects<\/strong> in the narrow streets of the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imari Pottery and Japanese Porcelain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The pottery of Imari<\/strong> is very distinct and unique compared to other pottery created in Japan. The drawings often have Chinese and Korean influences<\/a><\/strong>, of which the three main types are Koimari<\/strong>, Kakiemon,<\/strong> and Nabeshima<\/strong>. Imari-yaki porcelain<\/strong> is also very expensive because of its historical significance<\/strong> and its pottery status both nationally and internationally.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first bridge in this village are made with Imari-Yaki<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Visit the Pottery Village of Okawachiyama<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The village of Okawachiyama, easily accessible from Imari, is located in the hills, surrounded by beautiful lush mountains<\/strong>! The village is charming and has small alleys that allow visitors to walk along the\u00a0beautiful canal <\/strong>and\u00a0discover the local pottery<\/strong> in the beautiful shops of the village. Visitors can even see the ovens where the pottery is fired. The village is considered to be\u00a0one of the cradles of Japanese pottery.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n